英语课程计划-Chinese New Year's Day
时间：2018-12-04 作者：英语课 分类：英语课程学习计划和讲义
Chinese New Year is the most important of the Chinese holidays. Many people who live outside China call it the Lunar New Year. People celebrate this holiday all across the world. Chinese New Year’s Day begins on the first day of the first lunar month in the Chinese calendar. It ends on the 15th day. This day is called the Lantern Festival and is another time to celebrate and have a party. Chinese New Year’s Day changes every year because of the Chinese zodiac. The exact day depends on if it is the year of the dragon, rat, horse, dog, etc. It is always some time between January the 21st and February the 20th. The Chinese are not in agreement which year it is. This year is one of three possibilities – depending on which scholar 1 you believe.
The first day of the Chinese New Year is when Chinese people welcome the different gods to their homes. There are many superstitions 2 on this day. Many people believe that not eating meat will bring them a long life. Others believe it is bad luck to light fires so many people cook the day before. Other bad luck things to do on New Year’s Day is getting a haircut 3, sweeping 4 the floor and buying books. The most important thing to do on this day is to visit your family. Children like this day because they get money from their older relatives. It is a very festive 5 time. People hang red lanterns from their houses and cook all kinds of traditional food. It is also very noisy as people let off firecrackers and fireworks in the street to celebrate.
- There was no doubt that he was a fine scholar.毫无疑问，他是位杰出的学者。
- To be a scholar is to be the top of society.万般皆下品，惟有读书高。
- Old superstitions seem incredible to educated people. 旧的迷信对于受过教育的人来说是不可思议的。
- Do away with all fetishes and superstitions. 破除一切盲目崇拜和迷信。